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Round The Bend Driving School

Round The Bend Driving School

4.7(110 reviews)See reviews ↓·Brighton

About the company

Round The Bend Driving School was started in 2006 and operates as Round The Bend Driving School Sussex Ltd. The team consists of sixteen fully qualified driving instructors. The school is ORDIT registered for driving instructor training.

Instructors have at least one year of fully qualified experience, with most having at least four years and the most experienced over 27 years. The owner is Matthew Howcutt. The school offers manual and automatic driving lessons, driving instructor training, and B+E trailer towing training. The service area includes Brighton, Hove, Lewes, Mid-Sussex, and Worthing.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Round The Bend Driving School draws feedback that consistently highlights patient, well-structured tuition tailored to individual learners, whether taking a first lesson, returning after many years away from driving or working towards a test. Instructors are repeatedly praised for adapting their teaching when a pupil finds something difficult, explaining positioning and road rules in ways that finally make sense, and creating a relaxed atmosphere in which nobody feels judged. Confidence building emerges as a recurring theme, with nervous beginners and older novices alike describing how encouragement helped them overcome anxiety behind the wheel.

Juliette, Matthew, Cindy, Scot and Kay are each singled out by name for their calm manner, friendliness and commitment to working on weaker areas until they improve. Lessons are commonly described as carefully planned, with manoeuvres and test conditions practised until pupils feel ready, and several accounts note success at the first attempt. A half-day towing session also earns warm remarks for covering hitching, unhitching and reversing across varied roads. The strongest impression left by the reviews is of instructors genuinely invested in producing safe, capable drivers.

Round The Bend Driving School — Customer photo
Round The Bend Driving School — Customer photo
Round The Bend Driving School — Customer photo

Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Fiona Frobisher15 June 2026

This is actually Anna's review - my daughter has just passed her test after a year's lessons with Juliette. Anna is dyslexic which is why I get to type and also means she often learns differently. Juliette adjusted her style to find what would work for Anna and used lots of different methods to explain concepts like road positioning and road rules which Anna found really helpful. Juliette is clearly invested in helping her pupils pass and become safe drivers, including some extra intensive lessons leading up to the test which were just what Anna needed.

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4r7hr _31 May 2026

As someone who had reached their 40s before learning to drive I was somewhat anxious about the whole process. Juliette's calm, patient manner immediately put me at ease. With her instruction I soon learnt techniques to conquer my nerves and very soon genuinely looked forward to my weekly lesson. I happily passed on the first attempt, confident enough that a week on, I drove to France and back! Juliette is an excellent teacher and I'd happily recommend her to any new learner.

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Laura Walker22 May 2026

Very worthwhile lesson with Kay having made the switch from manual to automatic after 26 years driving including the advanced tests. She was very personable and enthusiastic. It was money well spent.

JS
Josephine Saich12 May 2026

Juliette was a great teacher. She was calm and trusting and I’m so happy to have been able to pass first time xx

JM
Jessie Murphy5 May 2026

I've been learning with Juliette for a year and passed today! I've really enjoyed learning with her and she has really helped me to understand the rules of the road thoroughly... I'd had an attempt at learning ten years ago that left me quite confused about some things, and she has been great at helping me to unlearn all of that. Thank you Juliette! X

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Lauren23 April 2026

Matthew was an amazing driving instructor who helped me to past first time! He made sure that I improved on my mistakes every lesson in a supportive and kind way, thank you :)

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Jasmine Hale13 April 2026

I would highly recommend Scot. I hadn’t taken lessons in a long time but Scot did a great job at rebuilding my confidence. He was always very friendly and patient and explained things clearly.

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1Brighton Driving Lessons★ 5,0220Yes
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4KAR Driving School★ 4,969No
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7Round The Bend Driving School (this page)★ 4,7110Yes
Contact
+447791694873www.roundthebend.infoWithdean Stadium, Tongdean Ln, Brighton BN1 5JD
Working hours
Monday06:30–20:00
Tuesday06:30–20:00
Wednesday06:30–20:00
Thursday06:30–20:00
Friday06:30–20:00
Saturday09:00–16:00
Sunday09:00–12:00